First Spouse Coins

1/2 oz Gold First Spouse Coins - In 2007, the United States Mint released the first four coins in a series of Gold First Spouse Coins. These coins are the government's first 1/2 oz .9999 fine Gold coins and are also the first commemorative 1/2 oz Gold coins. With a face value of $10, these Gold coins are minted and released annually in the order the First Ladies served in the White House. Each First Spouse Gold Coin will coincide with the release of the four annual Presidential $1 Coins.

The obverse of each First Spouse Gold coin features a portrait of the First Lady with an inscription of their name, presidential order and years of their term as first spouse, along with the year of minting. The reverse highlights a unique image emblematic of that spouse's life and work. In the few cases when a president served without a spouse, a Gold coin is issued bearing an image of Liberty, while the reverse shows an image depicting the president's life.

Select a specific minting issue by year and First Spouse to order Brilliant Uncirculated coins. Another option is to order the Random Year selection where there will be a mixture of years, First Spouse coins, and Brilliant Uncirculated and Proof finishes. These are the only 1/2 oz .9999 fine Gold coins issued by the U.S. Mint.

To view available 1/2 oz Gold First Spouse Coins or to get Gold prices, click on the image below representing the Gold coins of your interest:

A true woman of strength and courage, Florence Harding’s life was filled with a variety of hurdles and successes. Her success as the business manager at The Marion Star paved the way for what we now call “around the clock news.” Her experi....
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Lou Henry Hoover was the First Lady during the depression era from 1929 to 1933. During her time, Hoover had many accomplishments including: founding the American Woman’s Ware Relief Fund and Hospital and receiving acknowledgement from King....
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William Howard Taft met Helen Herron during a bobsledding party and asked her to marry him three years later. Two months into Taft's presidency, Helen suffered a stroke, impairing her speech. Due to the fact that she never fully recovered ....
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Edith Roosevelt was Teddy Roosevelt's second wife, as his first wife died after birthing their first child, Alice. Teddy was so distraught over the loss of his wife that he hardly spoke of her for the rest of his life, even to Alice. Roos....
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Born in 1847 to a well-to-do family, Ida Saxton worked at her father's bank as a cashier, a position normally filled by men. She met William in 1867 and they married 4 years later in January 1871. Soon after the loss of her children Kathe....
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An only child, Frances Cleveland was born in Buffalo, New York in 1864. Her father's partner, Grover, bought her first baby carriage and doted on her as if she were his own. After her father's death, Grover carefully guided her education a....
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Caroline Harrison, always interested in America's history, founded the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). DAR is a lineage based organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in Am....
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Frances Cleveland became First Lady at the age of 21 making her the youngest First Lady to ever serve in the White House. She attended Wells College in Aurora, New York. Soon after her graduation, Cleveland proposed to her and they were m....
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Alice Paul has the distinction of being the only woman featured on a First Spouse Gold coin that was not a Spouse of the President of the United States. In fact, the only relation between Chester A. Arthur and Alice Paul is that she was bo....
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Lucretia Rudolph Garfield was the wife of James Garfield, the 20th president of the United States. Her time was brief in the White House. She became ill shortly after becoming first lady and was sent to a seaside in New Jersey to recuperate....
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Lucy Hayes was the wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States. Lucy's nickname in Washington was "Lemonade Lucy" after banning alcohol at official functions. The Hayes' were in the White House from 1877 - 1881. The....
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